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DIY Whipped Coconut + Shea Baby Butter

I tried cloth diapers. I really, really did. The entire family gave me the side eye and refused to participate in mommy’s crazy ‘experiment.’ Of course, my timing was perfect – exactly when Henry started eating solid food, therefore assuring that his poop would be as gross as possible. But I stubbornly soldiered on. It would get easier, right?

Nope. Fast forward a few weeks and ‘easier’ was as elusive as ever. During a particularly low moment (that followed a rather large blowout) I threw in the poop stick. Life is too short to spend hunched over the toilet. I went back to the beloved Huggies that have reliably covered 3 kids, and, while I added it to the list of things to feel guilty about, I was also really, really relieved.

If no one is going to pry the Huggies from your overstuffed diaper bag either, then here’s one small change you can make. Recently I switched out my diaper cream for a whipped shea butter balm. It’s one of those easy things that make you think, what took so long? No more needing to wash hands to get rid of white cream residue. Oh, and if you’re battling stubborn diaper rash, your little ones (and their buns) will thank you.

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Hi! I LOVE your site. I have been buying Organic Shea Butter cream from L’Occitaine for about $40 every few months. It works well on my son’s eczema but I’d rather make my own from your recipe! What’s the difference between the refined and unrefined shea butter in terms of making your own products. Is there a particular one you’d recco? I’m overwhelmed by the many options on Amazon! Thanks so much for your amazing posts!

Refined shea butter has been processed a little more and has had the smell taken out of it by pasteurising or some other method (not really sure what) whereas unrefined still has its wonderful aroma and more nourishing properties due to the fact it has not been manufactured as much. Both are great but I personally prefer unrefined, mainly because if the amazing scent! X

I’m 100% cloth with my little one (diapers and wipes). My LO hardly EVER gets any irritation and straight lanolin is generally what I use in the rare case she gets a bit red. But I think I will whip some of this up as gifts for some new/expecting mom friends I have (I tell everything how amazing my cloth diaper experience is, but I understand it’s completely a personal choice). Many diaper creams are not cloth compatible…is this one? Just in case one of my friends does decided to CD ;) Also what is the shelf life? I will probably add some tallow too cause it’s just one of the best things ever for anything skin related (in my opinion). I also have a ton of witch hazel bark to infuse along with the calendula. Thanks for the recipe!

Did you use herb-infused oil or just regular oil? If the oil was not infused it should last quite a while since it contains no water. For the herb-infused version you might try keeping it in the fridge or adding vitamin E oil but the shelf-life will definitely be shorter.

Any other suggestion for long shelf life (months) ? Planning to infuse oil, I do have Vitamin E oil but I heard it is not enough. Other question. Is this possible to freeze half batch and then use it when i a out? Thanks